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
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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