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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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