MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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