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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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