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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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