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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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