MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of 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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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