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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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