MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major 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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