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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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