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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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