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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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