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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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