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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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