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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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