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
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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