MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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