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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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