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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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