MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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