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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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