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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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