MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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