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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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