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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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