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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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