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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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