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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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