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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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