MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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