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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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