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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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