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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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