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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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