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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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