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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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