MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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