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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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