MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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 variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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