MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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