MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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