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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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