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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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