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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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