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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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