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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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