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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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