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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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