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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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