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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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