MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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