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
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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