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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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