MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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