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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes 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.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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