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
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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