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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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