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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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