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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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