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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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