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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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