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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive 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 definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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