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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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