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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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