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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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