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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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