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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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