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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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