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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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