MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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