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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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