MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in 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
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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