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 impressive 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
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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