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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major 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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