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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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