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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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