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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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