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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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