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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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