MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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