MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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