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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
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 distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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