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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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