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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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