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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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