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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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