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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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