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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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