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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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