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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|