MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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