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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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