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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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