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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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