MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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