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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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