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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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