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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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