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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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