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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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