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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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