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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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