MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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