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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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