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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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