MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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