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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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