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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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