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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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