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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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