MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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