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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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