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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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