MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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