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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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