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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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