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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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