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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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