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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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