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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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