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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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