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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key 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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