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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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