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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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