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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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