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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
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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