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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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