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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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