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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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