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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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