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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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