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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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