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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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