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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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