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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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