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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to
massively open online courses
(MOOCs) and
open
educational resources.
As
distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The latest
advancements in
elearning
are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take
classes via the Internet.
How can
participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
How can
teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always lead to formal accreditation.
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning
organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because
blended learning technology is
advancing
so quickly.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
How can
we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
What
business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these
massively open online courses?
Corporate trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open
educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open
educational
resource
subjects.
This amazing new book also
deals with the
major
historical trends
associated with
these MOOC courses and
open educational resources (OER).
For more details please visit this Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs Definition site.
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