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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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