MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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