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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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