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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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