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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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