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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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