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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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