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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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