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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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