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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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