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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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