MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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