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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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