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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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