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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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