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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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