MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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