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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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