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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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