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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major 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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