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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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