MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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