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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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