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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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