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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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