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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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