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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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