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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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