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
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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