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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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