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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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