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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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