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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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