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
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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