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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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