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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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