MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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