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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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