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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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