MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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