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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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