MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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