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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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