MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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