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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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