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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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