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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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