MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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