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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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