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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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