MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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