MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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