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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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