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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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