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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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