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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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