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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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