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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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