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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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