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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
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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