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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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