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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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