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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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