MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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