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
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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