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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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