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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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