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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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