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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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