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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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