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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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