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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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