MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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