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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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