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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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