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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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