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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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