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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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