MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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