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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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