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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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