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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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