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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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