MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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