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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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