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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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