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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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