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
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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