MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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