MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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