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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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