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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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