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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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