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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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