MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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