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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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