MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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 courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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