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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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