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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate 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 MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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