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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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