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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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