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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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