MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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