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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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