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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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