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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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