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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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