MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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