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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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