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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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