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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major 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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