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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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