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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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