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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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