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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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