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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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