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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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