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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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