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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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