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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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