MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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