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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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