MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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