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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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