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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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