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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses 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.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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