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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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