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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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