MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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