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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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