MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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