MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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