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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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