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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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