MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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