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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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