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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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