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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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