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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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