MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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