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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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