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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key 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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