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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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