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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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