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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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