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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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