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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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