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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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