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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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