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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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