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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over 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) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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