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
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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