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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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