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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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