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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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