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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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