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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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