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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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