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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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