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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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