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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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