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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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