MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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