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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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