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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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