MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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