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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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