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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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