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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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