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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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