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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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