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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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