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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
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
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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