MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate 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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major 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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