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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important 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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