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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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