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
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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