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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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