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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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