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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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