MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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