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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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