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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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