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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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