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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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