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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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