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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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