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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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