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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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