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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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