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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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