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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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