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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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