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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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