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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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