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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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