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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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