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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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