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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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