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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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