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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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