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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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