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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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