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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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