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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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