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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key 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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