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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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