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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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