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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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