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
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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