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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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