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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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