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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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