MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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