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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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