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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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