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
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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