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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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