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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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