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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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