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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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