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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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