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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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