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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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