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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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