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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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