MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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