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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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