MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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