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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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