MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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