MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses 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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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