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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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