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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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