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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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