MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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