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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major 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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