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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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