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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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