MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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