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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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