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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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