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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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