MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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