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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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