MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
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 digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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