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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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