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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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