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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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