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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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