MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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