MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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