MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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