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
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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