MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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