MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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