MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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