MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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