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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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