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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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