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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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