MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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