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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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