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
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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