MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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