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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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