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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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