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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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