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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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