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
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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