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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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