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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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