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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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