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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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