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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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