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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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