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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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