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
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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