MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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