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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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