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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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