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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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