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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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