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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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