MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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