MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
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
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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