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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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