MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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