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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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