MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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