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
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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