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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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