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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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