MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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