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
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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