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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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