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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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