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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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