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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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