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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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