MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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