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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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