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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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