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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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