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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes 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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