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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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