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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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