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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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