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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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