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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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