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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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