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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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