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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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