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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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