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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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