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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take 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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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