MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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