MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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