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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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