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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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