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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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