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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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