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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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