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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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