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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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