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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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