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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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