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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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