MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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