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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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