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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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