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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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