MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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