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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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