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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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