MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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