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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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