MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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