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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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