MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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