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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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