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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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