MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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