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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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