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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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