MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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