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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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