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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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