MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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