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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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