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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
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
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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