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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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