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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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