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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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