MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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