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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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