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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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