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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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