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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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