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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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