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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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