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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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