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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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