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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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