MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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