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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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