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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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