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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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