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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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