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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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