MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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