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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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