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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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