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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around 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.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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