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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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