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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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